[MEncoder-users] Encoded file doesn't sync with iPhone [SOLVED]

[Grozdan]

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 3:24 AM, Laine Lee <llee040 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 3/16/10 7:38 PM, "Grozdan" <neutrino8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> How did you remux? The settings above come from my script and I know
>> people use them to encode for the ipod/iphone without problems. I
>> always use the -ipod option of mp4box when remuxing for these devices
>
> I'll include my entire command line, but I think I already explained how it
> was derived, except that I failed to mention that I also added -mc 0. I
> couldn't execute the command with your options until I removed one of the
> adjacent colons, I only got an error message. Adding global_header appears
> to be the only change that was necessary to make the output file compatible
> with QuickTime and the iPod Touch on my system (Mac OS X 10.6.2). The input
> file is 1920X1080 h.264 with 6 channel AC3 audio in a .mp4 container. I'll
> send you a link to a sample source file, if you like.
>
> mencoder inputfile -o output.mp4 -vf
> tfields=0,tinterlace=2,filmdint=io=30:24/fast=0,softskip,scale=720:-10,hardd
> up -noskip -of lavf -lavfopts format=ipod -alang en -oac faac -faacopts
> br=192:mpeg=4:object=2:raw -fps 60000/1001 -ofps 24000/1001 -mc 0 -ovc x264
> -x264encopts
> frameref=1:nomixed_refs:global_header:bframes=0:b_adapt=0:b_pyramid=none:now
> eight_b:weightp=0:direct_pred=none:aq_mode=1:me=umh:subq=8:mbtree:psy_rd=0.8
> ,0.0:chroma_me:trellis=0:nocabac:deblock:no8x8dct:partitions=p8x8,i4x4:nofas
> t_pskip:dct_decimate:level_idc=30:threads=auto:vbv_maxrate=1500:vbv_bufsize=
> 1000

This may be your problem, using the lavf muxer instead of mp4box,
which the above options do not cause problems in quicktime/iphone/ipod
(AFAIK) when mp4box is used to mux (along with the -ipod switch)

>
> Laine Lee
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> MEncoder-users mailing list
> MEncoder-users at mplayerhq.hu
> https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mencoder-users
>